Among other things: Tom noted his client’s unsuccessful efforts to get the county to enforce the land use laws before going to court; Charleen contended that the lawsuit should have been barred by state sovereignty and other jurisprudential principles; Kimo responded that government must be accountable for its failure to enforce environmental laws (in addition to ethics violations and other issues); Lisa argued that the decision dramatically changed the law and, as a result, the legislature needs to adopt reasonable limits to remove uncertainty for the business community.

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